Sheridan SpainWhy We Should Care About Mental Health and Rehabilitation Services as Means to Reduce CrimeAs I wrap up this semester of classes, I have been thinking about everything I have learned: America has one of the largest recidivism…Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Sheridan SpainPriming Recently Released Inmates to Make Better DecisionsI recently finished up reading Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. In this book, they talk about “nudging” people. While their…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
Sheridan SpainCognitive Behavioral Therapy as a Means to Treat Inmates and Reduce RecidivismIn today’s blog post, I want to focus on what rehabilitative practices can be used to lower rates of crime and recidivism. This is a…Oct 21, 2023Oct 21, 2023
Sheridan SpainWhat college students think about mental health, crime, and recidivism (and what AI predicts they…Welcome back to my exploration of mental health, crime, and recidivism. Over the past two weeks, I have been collecting survey responses…Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023
Sheridan SpainA Review of Successful Mental Health Interventions to Decrease Adolescent ViolenceI want to start off this blog post by taking some time to review what I have already posted about and connect them all back to my main…Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023
Sheridan Spain“Get-Tough” Programs Are Not Effective in Reducing Crime.This week, I continued my endeavor into how mental health treatments can lower recidivism rates and crime. However, I did not take my usual…Sep 23, 2023Sep 23, 2023
Sheridan SpainThe Truth about Recidivism Rates and the Truth About AIHello again friends,Sep 16, 2023Sep 16, 2023
Sheridan SpainUsing AI to help me examine recidivism rates, crime, and mental healthHello everyone,Sep 16, 2023Sep 16, 2023
Sheridan SpainHello world… using mental health to reduce crime and recidivismI grew up watching Law & Order with my parents who would come up with their versions of arguments for the defense or prosecution (they were…Sep 16, 2023Sep 16, 2023